How We Structure Our Project Teams
At Detroit Labs, we work in delivery teams (also known as project teams). Each role has significant importance and brings its perspective, knowledge, and experience to the whole team and the client — and therefore to the project. As Detroit
Labs Live: Apprenticeship Panel Discussion
On this episode of Labs Live, Dan and guest host Erika Languirand, Director of People Development at Labs, lead a panel discussion about the value and role of apprenticeships in this modern software industry. Do apprenticeships make sense for your organization?
Building a Sense of Belonging When Remote Onboarding
Look at any company’s team member engagement to-do lists, and somewhere on there is “onboarding new employees.” When you onboard new people on a regular basis, it’s easy to fall into a rut, pulling out the same materials each time
Is It Time to Scale Your Team?
You’ve done it. You’ve shipped a piece of software and made the lives of your users easier — not to mention putting great big smiles on the faces of your stakeholders. Now they want more. More features, more complex functionality, all
Save Time by Scaling Your Team with OnSite Staffing
Time is our biggest constraint. We can’t magically create more of it. It dictates what we do and often how we do it. In the case of software teams facing challenges delivering a new version of their app or a
Happy International Pronouns Day!
Greetings, fellow humans. Today is International Pronouns Day. My name is Brandy, and I use the pronouns she/her. I grew up never really thinking about my pronouns. People referred to me as “she” or “her.” Those words fit, and I never
How did I get here? A QA’s Journey Into QA
With Katrina Ohlemacher And you may find yourself in a beautiful house With a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself, well How did I get here? Sometimes I really do take a second during the day and wonder about the circumstances that brought me
Detroit Labs Hiring Process: What We Are Looking For
Hunting for a job in the software world can be a lot. It starts with the pressure of tailoring a resume that makes you look perfect for the position. Next, you need to craft a cover letter that makes you
Sunlight & Air: 10 Lessons for Growing Junior Developers – Erika Languirand
Talk originally given at NDC Oslo in 2016 How do we become software developers with the knowledge and skill to do our work well? Training junior developers is an essential piece of building a successful team, but it's a complex and
Is It Time to Dispense with Resumes?
As hiring practices evolve with technology, there may be better ways to find great talent than relying on resumes. Originally posted to Recruiting Trends by Andrew R. McIlvaine on Monday, March 12, 2018 Is the resume an invaluable screening tool? Melanie Lundberg